Overkill: $3 Million Patriot Missile Used to Take Down $200 Drone: “Not A Good Economic Ratio”

An unnamed ‘ally of the U.S.’ apparently felt so picked on by the pesky tactics of the other side that it decided to fire off a $3 million Patriot missile to take down a small hobby-sized drone.

No details are released in this report about where the incident took place, or who was involved, because it was a story in an army presentation. However, Iraq was mentioned as an example, and mention was made that the drones were allegedly being used to deliver weapons across a threshold.

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OK, I will enlighten you a little I cannot say more than this, or I will be in trouble, what you did not see about that $200 dollar drone, is the part that they don’t want you to know, there are some things going on that a small drone like that has the capability of shutting down some military hardware, that is ALL i am allowed to discuss so DON’T ask, just be assured that the Patirot missile was CHEAPER than what that drone could do!! sometimes what you think you see is NOT what you really are seeing!!! LOL

Efficiency is not the US military’s strong suit. They could care less, its not their money they waste. Hell the Pentagon still cannot account for 25% of their annual Budget.

If I was Pres, I would cut the US Military’s Budget by 25% annually until they find the missing money someone stole. Why are not some or many sitting in prison for theft yet?? Oh they hush hush this BS..

blackMoe, on my last trip to the BOL in Jan. one of my cousins brought down a similar drone with 12-ga. birdshot. Just as effective as buckshot. Cost? Only a few bucks. Chump change compared to a Patriot missile. Other small arms calibers can also be used for drones. BTW, my same cousin brought down another drone with a .22LR rifle. Yes, .22LR will bring down a drone, but of course you’ve got to be a good shot.

That money was never yours anyway. The government just allows you to use it. Thats why they demand so much of it back because they consider it theirs! They’re doing you a favor by letting you keep some of it.

If the toilet seat was only 300 dollars it was cheap. That toilet was for an airplane. Anytime you change the airplane from the original FAA certified configuration, you have to do lots of paperwork for the different part. If supplier X supplied a hammer eg the emergency Axe supplied on KC135 as part of that airplane and you want to change it to a different kind of Axe, you have to do paperwork and run it past the FAA. Boeing used to charge $120 per hour for engineering labor, today it is closer to $250 an hour. Most internal engineering changes ran $50,000 just for paperwork, before we started the FAA paperwork.
Why do you think Boeing wants 1 billion dollars for two customized 300 million dollar aircraft?

German Scientists were the most advanced in the world. After WW2 Stalin was shattered because he thought he would be the one to score the team of German Rocket Scientists. America beat him to it. Operation paperclip was a secret operation. These Germans brought to America, headed the Missions to the moon. Really.

B from CA, scientists were not the ONLY Germans brought over in Operation Paperclip. Former members of the SS and Gestapo were also brought over and formed part of the core of today’s CIA. CIA was born out of members of OSS AND SS/GESTAPO.

There is two way at looking ant this.
#1 Killing and ant with a 16 LBS sledge hammer.
#2 Let say the drone was armed with a Bio toxin or some kind of Bio weapon. Now a Patriot hitting it and burning it up would kill the Bio-whatever.

Sgt. Dale,
SARGE, that drone HAD nothing to do with ANY type of BIO weapon, what I will do is lead you a little in the correct direction, IT has to do with electronics, and that is all i will say! there are somethings going on that are bringing in a whole new era of military!

What I was getting at is a WHAT IF QUESTION on a drone carrying a Boi weapon or some such thing, and a Patriot took it out. Nobody would care how much one cost. Just as long as it saved our Bacon. Or Does the Guberment know something we don’t about the next Attack/False Flag on the USA.

But using a Patriot to take out a drone is going over board. Then again if a Patriot can take out something as small as a drone what is the next step for what a Patriot can take out.

Sgt. Dale,
I can tell you that we have technology that allows them to see a direct hit on a incoming rocket and they can tell within ONE INCH of WHERE on the rocket our missile hit that rocket, from ground level to sub orbit. so again do not be fooled by propaganda about using a patriot rocket to down a drone. there would be a defined need for that to happen. I wish i could say more would not be wise on my part! LOL

A $200 drone? Most drones that will fly that high are more than $200 (more like 400) but were I the Drone Enemies of (whatever ally), I just pull another one off the charger and send it up in its place. “Hey! Come and get it assholes!” and just keep sending them up. One thing you learn about war is that one of the next best things to hurting your enemy is to let him waste his resources. Basically, thats a 29999800:200 ratio. Pretty damn good ratio. Rinse and repeat and you drain the enemies ability to use those funds for other purposes. I bet the enemy is ROFLing while they’re charging the next one!

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